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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Best of Last Week – Star Wars shield possible, new element confirmed and brain based microchip(Phys.org) —Serious physics research has been in the news a lot this past week. First up: Researchers in Germany have set the stage for the introduction of a new super-heavy element to the periodic table after confirmation of superheavy element 117. Also, in the U.S., scientists watched as high-temperature superconductivity emerged out of magnetism—they demonstrated how high-temperature superconductivity emerged out of magnetism in a particle of iron—a first. Physicists the world over celebrated (and possibly breathed a sigh of relief) as news of the first rigorous formulation supporting Heisenberg's famous 1927 principle by a small but varied team of researchers, who came up with a new way of defining measurement errors.http://phys.org/news/2014-05-week-star-wars-shield-element.html
Other Mon, 05 May 2014 09:17:29 EDTnews318500203Researchers use microRNA to trap mutant viruses in the lab(Phys.org) —It's a scenario straight out of a sci-fi horror flick. Scientists take a deadly virus that people can only catch from birds and genetically engineer it so we can give it to each other. Unfortunately, the threat of such a highly contagious virus escaping the lab, whether by accident or at the hands of terrorists, could be more than fiction. To ensure that artificial bird flu strains, engineered to be transmissible between mammals, remain confined to laboratories, Benjamin tenOever and his colleagues at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have devised a method of molecular biocontainment that prevents the expression of an influenza virus in humans and mice by altering the virus' genome so it binds to a specific microRNA. Their research appears in Nature Biotechnology.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-microrna-mutant-viruses-lab.html
Biotechnology Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:26:24 EDTnews295532769Automated plant factory for the prodution of vaccinesMolecular farming is an easy, fast, and safe method for producing vaccines and therapeutic proteins in plants. Now a team of Fraunhofer researchers from the USA has built up a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliant plant factory.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-automated-factory-prodution-vaccines.html
Biotechnology Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:32:13 EDTnews290158326The problem with predictions: Speaker says peering into future remains an imperfect sciencePeople have always yearned to see into the future, to peek around the corner and make sense of what's going on, according to author and mathematician David Orrell. But predicting the future is difficult. And what's more, the search for the "perfect model" of prediction often reveals as much about people's sense of aesthetics as it does about the future, Orrell said last Thursday during "Perfect Model: The Past, Present, and Future of Prediction," a talk sponsored by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-problem-speaker-peering-future-imperfect.html
Mathematics Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:21:33 EDTnews286179686On Twitter, anti-vaccination sentiments spread more easily than pro-vaccination sentimentsOn Twitter, a popular microblogging and social-networking service, statements about vaccines may have unexpected effects—positive messages may backfire, according to a team of Penn State University researchers led by Marcel Salathé, an assistant professor of biology. The team tracked the pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine messages to which Twitter users were exposed and then observed how those users expressed their own sentiments about a new vaccine for combating influenza H1N1—a virus strain responsible for swine flu. The results, which may help health officials improve strategies for vaccination-awareness efforts, will be published in the journal EPJ Data Science on 4 April 2013.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-twitter-anti-vaccination-sentiments-easily-pro-vaccination.html
Computer Sciences Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:37:18 EDTnews284297828Onset of flu season raises concerns about human-to-pet transmission(Phys.org)—As flu season approaches, people who get sick may not realize they can pass the flu not only to other humans, but possibly to other animals, including pets such as cats, dogs and ferrets.http://phys.org/news/2012-10-onset-flu-season-human-to-pet-transmission.html
Plants & Animals Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:03:24 EDTnews268491795Fast and sensitive flu trackingA practical means of tracking pandemic flu in the field&#151;using an assay known as RT-SmartAmp&#151;was developed recently by a research team in Japan led by Toshihisa Ishikawa at the RIKEN Omics Science Center, Yokohama. In trials in Japanese hospitals and clinics, the researchers demonstrated that their rapid assay was at least as sensitive as currently available tests, easier to manage, and could provide results within 40 minutes.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-fast-sensitive-flu-tracking.html
Analytical Chemistry Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:00:01 EDTnews258970972A SMART(er) way to track influenzaIn April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States said it was the first global pandemic in more than four decades.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-smarter-track-influenza.html
Analytical Chemistry Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:46:50 EDTnews258605202New toolkit demonstrates use of data-driven science to plan for future pandemicsIn 2009, the H1N1 "swine flu" pandemic struck, infecting millions and killing more than 18,000 worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Though less severe than initially feared, the pandemic highlighted the potential threat of deadly viruses emerging from animals into humans, and the importance of quick and effective public health intervention.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-toolkit-data-driven-science-future-pandemics.html
Computer Sciences Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:11:14 EDTnews258279049Computer-designed proteins programmed to disarm variety of flu virusesComputer-designed proteins are under construction to fight the flu. Researchers are demonstrating that proteins found in nature, but that do not normally bind the flu, can be engineered to act as broad-spectrum antiviral agents against a variety of flu virus strains, including H1N1 pandemic influenza.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-computer-designed-proteins-variety-flu-viruses.html
Biotechnology Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:34:42 EDTnews257798075Manufacturing genes to attack flu virusAn international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics.http://phys.org/news/2012-05-genes-flu-virus.html
Biotechnology Sun, 27 May 2012 13:00:30 EDTnews257317409Virus 'barcodes' offer rapid detection of mutated strainsResearchers at the University of Leeds are developing a way to 'barcode' viral diseases to rapidly test new outbreaks for potentially lethal mutations.http://phys.org/news/2012-05-virus-barcodes-rapid-mutated-strains.html
Cell & Microbiology Sun, 13 May 2012 19:00:01 EDTnews256045636Opinion: H5N1 flu is just as dangerous as feared, now requires actionThe debate about the potential severity of an outbreak of airborne H5N1 influenza in humans needs to move on from speculation and focus instead on how we can safely continue H5N1 research and share the results among researchers, according to a commentary to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Friday, February 24.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-opinion-h5n1-flu-dangerous-requires.html
Cell & Microbiology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:54:57 EDTnews249209691How quickly things spreadUnderstanding the spread of infectious diseases in populations is the key to controlling them. If we were facing a flu pandemic, how could we measure where the greatest spreading risk comes from? This information could help inform decisions on whether to impose travel restrictions or close schools.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-quickly.html
Computer Sciences Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:50:02 EDTnews249032138US journal editor backs change to bird flu policy The editor of the US journal Science said Friday he supports the decision of bird flu experts in Geneva to make public controversial research about a mutant form of the H5N1 virus.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-journal-editor-bird-flu-policy.html
Other Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:35:05 EDTnews248715293Go-ahead for bird flu study publication after security check (Update) Bird flu experts meeting in Geneva on Friday ruled that controversial research on a mutant form of the virus potentially capable of being spread among humans should be made public.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-go-ahead-bird-flu.html
Other Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:08:28 EDTnews248706503Bird flu researchers agree to 60-day halt (Update 2) International scientists on Friday agreed to a temporary two-month halt to controversial research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among humans, citing global health concerns.http://phys.org/news/2012-01-bird-flu-day-halt.html
Other Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:41:19 EDTnews246285658Controversial 'bird flu' edits move ahead Top US scientists on Wednesday defended their bid to stop details of a mutant bird flu virus from being published and called for global cooperation to ward off an uncontrollable pandemic.http://phys.org/news/2011-12-controversial-bird-flu.html
Biotechnology Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:26:38 EDTnews243750388US official says bird flu limits not 'censorship' Leading US health official Anthony Fauci on Wednesday rejected claims that the United States is censoring science by seeking to limit potentially dangerous bird flu information in major journals.http://phys.org/news/2011-12-bird-flu-limits-censorship.html
Biotechnology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:08:09 EDTnews243709673Killer flu virus threat over-hyped: Dutch scientist A top Dutch scientist heading a team which created a mutant killer flu virus Wednesday said the threat to global biosecurity is being overplayed, even if full research results are published.http://phys.org/news/2011-12-killer-flu-virus-threat-over-hyped.html
Biotechnology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:40:37 EDTnews243690008Details of lab-made bird flu won't be revealed (Update)The U.S. government paid scientists to figure out how the deadly bird flu virus might mutate to become a bigger threat to people - and two labs succeeded in creating new strains that are easier to spread.http://phys.org/news/2011-12-journals-mull-publishing-killer-flu.html
Biotechnology Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:18:41 EDTnews243609437Compound kills highly contagious flu strain by activating antiviral proteinA compound tested by UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators destroys several viruses, including the deadly Spanish flu that killed an estimated 30 million people in the worldwide pandemic of 1918.http://phys.org/news/2011-09-compound-highly-contagious-flu-strain.html
Biochemistry Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:29:10 EDTnews236230129Scientists find H1N1 flu virus prevalent in animals in Africa(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa. In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the pigs studied had been exposed to the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu.http://phys.org/news/2011-09-scientists-h1n1-flu-virus-prevalent.html
Cell & Microbiology Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:09:46 EDTnews235976964'Networking' turns up flu viruses with close ties to pandemic of 2009Scientists using new mathematical and computational techniques have identified six influenza A viruses that have particularly close genetic relationships to the H1N1 "swine" flu virus that swept through the United States beginning in the spring of 2009. That virus eventually killed almost 18,000 people worldwide.http://phys.org/news/2011-06-networking-flu-viruses-ties-pandemic.html
Computer Sciences Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:20:03 EDTnews227191154Swine flu killed more Britons last winter than in pandemic More people in Britain died after contracting swine flu last winter, with most deaths among young and middle-aged adults, than during the pandemic a year earlier, official figures showed on Wednesday.http://phys.org/news/2011-05-swine-flu-britons-winter-pandemic.html
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 May 2011 11:40:03 EDTnews225540626No evidence WHO in cahoots with vaccine makers: members The World Health Organisation had problems handling the swine flu epidemic, but there was no evidence it tried to boost vaccine makers, the UN body's member countries agreed on Friday.http://phys.org/news/2011-05-evidence-cahoots-vaccine-makers-members.html
Medications Fri, 20 May 2011 13:28:54 EDTnews225116921WHO announces deal on sharing flu virus samples The World Health Organisation said Saturday an agreement has been reached on sharing flu virus samples, hammered out after intense negotiations by a group on preparations for flu pandemics.http://phys.org/news/2011-04-flu-virus-samples.html
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:30:01 EDTnews222235928WHO's response to swine flu pandemic flawed(AP) -- An expert panel commissioned by the World Health Organization to investigate its handling of the swine flu pandemic has slammed mistakes made by the U.N. body and warned tens of millions could die if there is a severe flu outbreak in the future.http://phys.org/news/2011-03-response-swine-flu-pandemic-flawed.html
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:37:21 EDTnews218975829Past medical testing on humans revealed(AP) -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital.http://phys.org/news/2011-02-ugly-medical-uncovered.html
Other Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:36:48 EDTnews218036160Two die after swine flu infection in Hong Kong Two men have died in Hong Kong after contracting swine flu, health authorities said Monday, a year-and-a-half after an outbreak of the disease killed 80 people in the city.http://phys.org/news/2011-02-die-swine-flu-infection-hong.html
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